Hadith 38694

Chapter 3

باب 3

(3) باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الْمُحَارِبَةِ

(3) Chapter: What has been reported concerning Al-Muharibah (DE)
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حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا ثَابِتٌ، وَقَتَادَةُ، وَحُمَيْدٌ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، ذَكَرَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ أَنَسٌ فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ أَحَدَهُمْ يَكْدِمُ الأَرْضَ بِفِيهِ عَطَشًا حَتَّى مَاتُوا .

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Anas. B. Malik through a different chain of narrators. This version has :
Anas said : I saw one of them biting the earth with this mouth (teeth) on account of thirst and this they died. (DE)

Reference (DE): Sunan Abi Dawud 4367 (DE)

In-book reference (DE): Book 40, Hadith 17 (DE)

English translation (DE): Book 39, Hadith 4354 (DE)